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i have a reserved 2ac ticket under senior citizen fare for sampark kranti express. If while on board 1ac berth is available in the train, can i upgrade the same to 1ac by paying the difference for senior citizen fare. i.e fare for 1ac under senior citizen less what i have already paid for 2ac fare. ( I had asked the same quiry under blog no.383193 , but i got contradictory reply one each to the quir. will any body enlighten me the correct position, pkrmn

sir,i had replied to that post too and will repeat myself...no senior citizens discount available if you manually upgrade your ticket onboard...the tte does have the basic fare list with him and he will not calculate the percentage discount onboard...i have experienced this twice when my grand parents upgraded their ticket from sl to 3a...you will be charged difference of full fare of upgraded class minus the fare of the ticket you are holding...irresepective of whether you are senior citizen or not...

A lady ticket examiner, Ujwala Gowde, with an eye for detail ensured that a lady passenger, Afrin Shaikh, was apprehended at Dadar's platform number 2 for carrying a fake season pass. Shaikh was handed over to the police.What raised ticket...

MANGALURU: Southern Railway has introduced the clean train station activity for the first time in Kerala at Shoranur Junction station, initially as a trial measure with effect from March 1. According to this activity, all trains stopping at Shoranur Junction for 15 minutes or more will be subjected to the...

Even if Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu gave relief to passengers by announcing no increase in fares in the budget, people travelling in first class in local trains, as well as AC coaches in long-distance trains may still not be spared. The increase in service tax, from 12.36 per cent to...

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